The Chico Hamilton Quintet • Transfusion

 

Review by Scott Yanow
The first four CDs released by Studio West, a subsidiary of V.S.O.P., are all taken from concise (around three minutes apiece) performances that were made to be used as part of the radio show "The Navy Swings." This particular release features performances by one of drummer Chico Hamilton's most stimulating groups, a quintet comprised of Charles Lloyd (on tenor, flute and alto), guitarist Gabor Szabo, trombonist George Bohanon, bassist Albert Stinson and the drummer/leader. Because the individual selections are briefer than usual, in many cases only one soloist is featured on each cut. But overall, there is plenty of solo space for Lloyd (very much playing in a Coltrane vein), Bohanon and Szabo. The mixture of seven standards with nine Lloyd originals works quite well with plenty of variety in moods and tempoes. An excellent all-around showcase for this much underrated but very timeless unit.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/transfusion-mw0000047999

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Los cuatro primeros CDs editados por Studio West, una filial de V.S.O.P., son todos extraídos de actuaciones concisas (alrededor de tres minutos cada una) que se hicieron para ser utilizadas como parte del programa de radio "The Navy Swings". Este lanzamiento en particular presenta actuaciones de uno de los grupos más estimulantes del baterista Chico Hamilton, un quinteto compuesto por Charles Lloyd (en el tenor, la flauta y el alto), el guitarrista Gabor Szabo, el trombonista George Bohanon, el bajista Albert Stinson y el baterista/líder. Como las selecciones individuales son más breves de lo habitual, en muchos casos sólo aparece un solista en cada corte. Pero, en general, hay mucho espacio para los solos de Lloyd (que toca muy a lo Coltrane), Bohanon y Szabo. La mezcla de siete estándares con nueve originales de Lloyd funciona bastante bien, con mucha variedad de estados de ánimo y tempos. Un excelente escaparate para esta unidad infravalorada pero atemporal.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/transfusion-mw0000047999

Tracklist:
1 - Transfusion - 2:07
2 - My Shining Hour - 1:50
3 - My Second Time Around - 3:10
4 - Come Rain Or Come Shine - 2:12
5 - Witchcraft - 2:53
6 - Homeward - 3:44
7 - A Rose For Booker - 3:17
8 - Vulture - 2:32
9 - It Never Entered My Mind - 2:46
10 - Sun Yen Yen / Freedom Traveler (Part I - Prayer) - 2:21
11 - Speak Low - 2:27
12 - One For Joan - 3:29
13 - C.L. Blues - 2:27
14 - Stella By Starlight - 1:32
15 - Tales - 2:56
16 - Transfusion - 3:40


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Charles Lloyd (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13, 15, 16)
    Bass – Albert Stinson
    Drums – Chico Hamilton
    Guitar – Gabor Szabo
    Liner Notes – Jeffrey Andrew Caddick
    Photography By [Cover, Liner] – Charles Stewart
    Producer [Session] – Vil Vohler
    Remastered By [Digitally] – John Jungklaus, Thomas Gramuglia
    Trombone – George Bohannon
    Written-By – Charles Lloyd (tracks: 1, 6 to 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16)

Notes:
Recorded at United Recording Studios, Hollywood, California in 1962.


Label: Studio West ‎– #102CD
Released: 1990
Original Release: 1962
Genre: Jazz, Latin
Style: Soul-Jazz, Post Bop, Latin Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/The-Chico-Hamilton-Quintet-Transfusion/release/2345969

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